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Lib Dem MP blasts poor quality broadband connections
A West Country MP has criticised the government's efforts to increase fibre optic broadband access in rural areas. David Heath, who is a Liberal Democrat MP in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, claimed...
Read moreFibre optic broadband set to benefit 90 per cent of North Yorkshire
Plans to introduce fibre optic broadband to 90 per cent of premises in North Yorkshire are running on schedule, according to officials. The project, named NYnet, aims to install superfast broadband throughout the region by the...
Read moreTalkTalk promotes fibre broadband by sponsoring village football team
TalkTalk is promoting its superfast fibre optic broadband service through a new sponsorship deal with a Welsh Alliance football team from the village with the longest place name in Europe. Clwb Pel Droed...
Read moreLeominster Enterprise Park facing £30k bill for fibre broadband
Businesses based at Leominster Enterprise Park are facing a bill of more than £30,000 if they wish to access fibre optic broadband. The Herefordshire town has been included in BT's superfast broadband rollout, but the...
Read moreCheshire businesses to benefit from superfast broadband help
Businesses in Cheshire are set to benefit from £1.5 million of investment to help them make the most of the digital technology enabled by fibre optic broadband. The scheme, named Connecting Cheshire Superfast Business, is...
Read moreBT brings fibre broadband to Whitley Bay
Thousands of homes and businesses in Whitley Bay are now benefiting from BT's fibre broadband rollout in North Tyneside - a development that Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell has praised as a "big step forward" for the...
Read moreDarlington benefits from BT fibre broadband rollout
BT has rolled out fibre optic broadband to thousands of properties in Darlington, in a move welcomed by the local borough council. The upgrades are set for completion in the coming weeks, by which time more than 31,000 homes and...
Read moreMarketing firm claims Cornwall has better broadband than Silicon Valley
Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula has faster broadband than Northern California's Silicon Valley tech hub, according to the owners of a local online marketing company. Rob and Andrea Edlin, who own Helston-based Niddocks, were...
Read moreWest Yorks fibre broadband project set to receive green light
A major project to roll out fibre optic broadband across West Yorkshire is set to be given the green light. Known as the West Yorkshire Local Broadband Project, the scheme is designed to bring superfast speeds to rural...
Read moreFibre broadband rolling out to 3,000 Somersham properties
The Cambridgeshire village of Somersham has become one of the latest communities to benefit from BT's £2.5 billion commercial fibre optic broadband rollout. Engineers have already brought the service to hundreds of...
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